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James Murphy Missing Person Case

Last seen in Juneau, Alaska on Sep 20, 2004

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 29, 2024

James

Murphy

85

64

70 inches

250 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 20, 2004

Juneau

Alaska

Juneau Borough

No

77804

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

040075523

2004-09-21

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Blue

Blue

08/03/2026


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On September 20, 2004, 64-year-old James Edwin Murphy, known to his friends and family as Jim, was one of five individuals who vanished in the rugged wilderness of Alaska. He, along with his brother Joseph Murphy, Jr., Erik Johnson, Lloyd Koenig, and the pilot, Gerald Balmer, were aboard a small aircraft that disappeared in the vicinity of Baranof Island, near Sitka. The group was reportedly on a hunting trip, a common activity in the vast and wild Alaskan landscape. The disappearance prompted a ...
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Last Seen: Sep 20, 2004

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